History Fridge / Inuyasha

**** The sword is explained several times as being a defensive blade, basically a sword that picks up properties from its targets, and suppresses things (notably Inuyasha's unstable demonic blood).

* Given that they weren't invented in the Feudal Era, how is it that Miroku instantly knew how to ride Kagome's bike when he was saving/kidnapping her back when they first met?

* Given that bicycles weren't invented in the Feudal Era, how is it that Miroku instantly knew how to ride it when he was saving/kidnapping Kagome back when they first met?

** I always interpreted the song as Izayoi singing to Inu-Yasha's dead father. That way, it seems as if she's reminiscing on the time they had together and assuring herself that they'll be together again someday. Thus, I heard "I'll be alright" as referring to herself alone, and "We'll be alright" as referring to her and Inu-Yasha.

****** This isn't so. ''The barrier is explained at some point as being ineffective to those who care for humans.'' Half-demons therefore can touch it, since they are human, along with humans themselves (which annoyed both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru when Kagome effortlessly drew the blade). This is why Totosai can touch it, because he bears no grudge against humans (particularly those offering him contracts for weapons).

**** IIRC, Shippou has handled it without any problem (as has Toutousai and Inu no Taishou, but as its creator and original bearer/source, its feasible that they are immune), although he couldn't use it, and its link to Inu Yasha, shown ability to hold back its full power depending on how hard you swung the blade, and its ability to absorb youki, would all have made it a better alternative to just punching.

****** This isn't so. '''The barrier is explained at some point as being ineffective to those who care for humans.''' Half-demons therefore can touch it, since they are human, along with humans themselves (which annoyed both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru when Kagome effortlessly drew the blade). This is why Totosai can touch it, because he bears no grudge against humans (particularly those offering him contracts for weapons).

**** This isn't so. Sesshomaru at one point does use Tessaiga, against a woman he used to know before she traded her humanity to become like Naraku. It burns his hand a bit but otherwise, he's fine.

**** Actually, no. When Inuyasha encounters her for the first time after her revival, he remarks that alltough she has no warmth, the scent is almost the same (if with a layer of earth on it, perhaps, but the original scent seems to have remained at least partially.)

**** It really looked as though she was in full out Yandere mode at that point, especially considering the conversation she had with Kagome prior to it, the kiss she gave Inu Yasha, and sad look she gave him when he went to save Kagome. Still, there's really no indication that Kagome would have gotten her soul fragment (she did manage to keep Kagome from pulling all her soul back into her during their first encounter) back unless Kikyou wanted her to, especially considering how ridiculously skilled Kikyou was at spiritual magics; [[spoiler: Even after she did die for good, her soul wasn't shown to go back to Kagome, and at least some portion of her will and power was residing in Kohaku's shard to act as an anti-Naraku booby trap until it sacrificed itself to save him instead.

* Kagome does make an attempt to justify why she wears her outfit, however it goes against typical logical sense. Kagome states that it is easier to clean blood out of her clothes. Blood is red, Kagome's outfit is mostly white. Not only that, practicality wise when someone stops to think about it, the entire rest of the cast wears full clothing down to their legs, however Kagome's legs are fully exposed to the elements at all times. It isn't that she doesn't own pants either, she's clearly wearing some in the first episode.

** Naraku takes the blame for turning Inuyasha and Kikyo against each other, but no one ever notices or points out that the two were doomed anyway. By the end of the series it's made clear that the Shikon no Tama twists any wish other than "disappear" to its own end. Wishing to be human wouldn't purify the jewel. Kikyo and Inuyasha would only be trapped in a different terrible fate.

** When it first comes to the attention of the entire cast and Kikyo as well that Naraku was behind Kikyo's assassination, nobody seems to try to argue this properly to the dead priestess, nor does Kikyo seem to remotely care, she still fixes her sight on the falsely accused man of hers. Nobody seems to address this with any more than a brief moment of thought either, simply dismissing that Inuyasha is being tracked by a killer dead girlfriend regardless if he's innocent or not, and it only becomes obvious that nobody seems to pay attention to this fact when they are visited by Kikyo several times throughout the series and care is still not placed. Considering everyone seems to have a consensus that Inuyasha is vital to their quest due to his raw power, you'd think his friends would do something about it.

**** It really looked as though she was in full out Yandere mode at that point, especially considering the conversation she had with Kagome prior to it, the kiss she gave Inu Yasha, and sad look she gave him when he went to save Kagome. Still, there's really no indication that Kagome would have gotten her soul fragment (she did manage to keep Kagome from pulling all her soul back into her during their first encounter) back unless Kikyou wanted her to, especially considering how ridiculously skilled Kikyou was at spiritual magics; [[spoiler: Even after she did die for good, her soul wasn't shown to go back to Kagome, and at least some portion of her will and power was residing in Kohaku's shard to act as an anti-Naraku booby trap until it sacrificed itself to save him instead.

**** It really looked as though she was in full out Yandere mode at that point, especially considering the conversation she had with Kagome prior to it, the kiss she gave Inu Yasha, and sad look she gave him when he went to save Kagome. Still, there's really no indication that Kagome would have gotten her soul fragment back unless Kikyou wanted her to, especially considering how ridiculously skilled Kikyou was at spiritual magics; [[spoiler: Even after she did die for good, her soul wasn't shown to go back to Kagome, and at least some portion of her will and power was residing in Kohaku's shard to act as an anti-Naraku booby trap until it sacrificed itself to save him instead.

*** Well, ''that'' Kikyo didn't really have a soul. She was a reanimated corpse. And it didn't really seem like she was dragging InuYasha's soul to hell, just him entirely. Did she even like InuYasha at that point in time, though? I thought she was dragging him to hell to leave him there to get her revenge and only said that they were going to be together forever in order to convince him.

** When Kikyou first appeared, she wanted to drag InuYasha's soul into hell with hers, so they they could be together forever. Considering Kikyou's soul is reincarnated in Kagome then if she dies her soul should go back into Kagome. That would mean InuYasha would basically be giving up his life to be alone in hell. [[SarcasmMode What a brilliant idea.]]

*** It may simply have been that there wasn't room. It was still Takemaru and Sou'unga rather than Sou'unga acting on its own, and something as massively destructive as the Gokuryuuha would have engulfed ''everything'' and brought the castle right down on their heads, seriously damaging Takemaru and potentially burying Sou'unga. Even if Sou'unga was willing to take the chance, Takemaru is at least marginally a better strategist than to do that to himself.